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Show J LKGISLATIVH A " f HI. V. 1 Tuesday, January 0th. Council met persuant to adjourn-mcnt. adjourn-mcnt. Koll called; cpuorum present; I Prayer by councilor Smoot. Minutes ; of previous day read and corrected. After a couple of motions, council i adjourned to meet in joint sc.-sion. j nofsE. j IJuu; met -t 1 p.m., x-i per adjournment. ad-journment. I After prayer by the chaplain, the roll was called, and it was found a nuo-' nuo-' rum was present. 'J'he hou-e tln-n adjourned to meet in joint -c -ion. JOINT aF.-SION. 1 Ti:e Ivtislature met in joint session ; in the representatives ball, as per previous pre-vious arrangement, at 2 p.m., the prcs-dont prcs-dont of the council presiding. The , sccrciaiy of the council called the roll , of the council: fpiovum present. The lebiefeli'vl; ol' the house called the roll of ilio hrni-r-: 1 (novum present. I'raycr. ; Sor)u al'ur, the comnjiilfc who had j !,oon ujipyintcd to wait on his excellency excellen-cy the governor, returned accompanied hy his excellency, whose arrival was j -announced by ihe scargent-at-arms of i the council. The assembly received ' him staiiding, and ho wa.s conducted to j the speaker's chair by the president of j lllie council and the speaker of the I hoib j 1 His i.w!h.'ney then deliwivd his ; mes.-;;e, reading it in a clear and for- i ciblc manurr. 1 t the eon elusion a motion was made by Mr. Kookwood that one thousand copies be printed in pamphlet form for ) ; disiribuiion. j Mr. Taylor asked at whose expense J ', it was proposed to do this printing, i ! whether it would be paid for by the j 'general government, under the iu-. iu-. structions transmitted yesterday by ' secretary Black, or should the TYrri- I ! lory hive to pay it. I 1 The secretary read the lei tor of in- I :struction referred to, by which it ap- I i pcarcd that the message would be paid j i ibr by the government. . j Mr. Taylor offered to amend bv sub- i ; stituting ono huudred for one thous- i iand copies, which not being accepted, i the motion on printing ono thousand ! copies was put and prevailed. j i On motion A. M. Cannon was ap- j pointed public printer. ! On motion seventy-live copies of tho 1 .daily minutes, for the use of tho as-'scmbly, as-'scmbly, was ordered; also lists of names of the members and officers of house, standing committees, Ac. After which tho joint session dissolved, dis-solved, and each house- resumed its ses- i sion. 1 COUNCIL. After joint session the council as- ! sembled in tho council chamber, and i the committee appointed to esamiuo ' : the new Methodist church and report as to its adaptability for tho use of tho assembly, handed in the following: '"Your committee, to whom was re- 1 ferrcd the subject of examining the halls i ( for tho assembly (0 meet id, beg leavo 1 to report : "That it is not advisable for tho assembly as-sembly to occupy the building selected by the honorable secretary of the Territory; Ter-ritory; vi, ihc uniinished Mothodlst : church. j 1 'They reach this .conclusion for the 1 . ibllowing reasons: j "Firt The walls of the building , are wet from having been recently j ' plastered, and their condition would ! endanger tho health of any body of; j persons who may assemble therein. "Second The rooms aro exceed- ! lin-iy dark and are illy ventilated; and ! .they are too small for the use of the I i assembly, the larger room being ; x 1M feet, and tho smaller one j ; I'Jj x feet, affording no room for I ' spectators nor for joint session. . "'Third An ac!: of the governor and ' ' legislative assembly of the Torritory of! ;i'tah, approved Pubruary IS, 1170,1 Ispecilieally provides that tho present j.-'ession of paid Territory shall be held! tin the city hall of Salt uakc city, with- j out the repeal of which act your com- i jmitlec aro advised that tho removal j j would be illegal. j Pourth The city hall is a much ! more convenient place for holding the ; sr-ssion than the unfinished Methodist 1 j church aforesaid. : ''Pifth The luu. secretary has no authority 0 designate a Dlacc of moet- ii.g Ibr tho assembly contrary to the wish of that body. The power of a .legislative body to select its own place ' of meeting U fully eslablidied by abun- j da ut precedent. ! " Your eooimitlco cannot refrain I li om an expression of surprise that tho : : hon. secretary should have selected a ! place uf meeting at once unhealthy and j I inconvenient; and, especially, that such a place should be selected in de-llianeo de-llianeo of a law with which, from his , official position, he is supposod to bo familiar. ! "Your committee, therefore, re-jspecLl'ully re-jspecLl'ully recommend, that we hold 1 our present session in the city hall, as provided by law, and that no further action bo taken in the matter." j The report was accepted and acted I upon. j The Pre.-i'.i'jiit of the council then jappointel t!w several standing com- mittecs. j Council adjourned. HOUSE. i Tho loport of the committee of in-1 (piiryinto the adaptability of tho new : Methodi.-t church for tho session of I the Assembly was rece.ved and accepted. ac-cepted. ! On motion, a resolution was adopted, 'requesting tho hon. secretary of tho Territory lo furnish tho representatives representa-tives hall, (or tho use of tho members; i land tho chief clerk was authorized to I present tho motion to him. ! Adjourned till 2 p.m. of Thursday, j 1 1th nisi. i |